Arrests Made in 34-Year-Old Murder Case

Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 8:06 AM

By Scott McCaulley @smcckc

Arrests have been made for the death of a woman that occurred 34 years ago.

At a Wednesday afternoon Press Conference, law officers from Douglas and Christian County announced the arrests of three men charged inn the 1989 murder of Kelle Ann Workman. Workman had been abducted from her job as cemetery grounds keeper in the town of Dogwood with her body having been found over a week later in Christian County.

Bobby Banks, Leonard Banks and Wiley Belt, all now in their 60s, have been arrested and are currently in the Douglas County Jail facing First-Degree-Murder and other charges.

(Information for this story provided by KTLO and Ozarks First)

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